Hao Liu, Jie Chen, Dan-Qi Qiu, Miao-Wei Jiang, Hao-Qi Chen, Li Li, Shu-Qin Chen
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Abstract
Obesity is one of the most significant health challenges today, with its prevalence increasing rapidly worldwide. The associated inflammatory state is a major risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and sleep apnoea, putting immense pressure on global healthcare systems. Abnormal accumulation or dysfunction of adipose tissue can lead to obesity, which is a major risk factor for metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. The mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPRmt) serves as a critical adaptive mechanism that safeguards cellular homoeostasis during mitochondrial proteostatic stress by orchestrating the expression of chaperones, proteases, and metabolic regulators to restore protein folding capacity and mitigate organelle dysfunction. This review discusses the role of UPRmt in adipocytes, a key player in maintaining metabolic homoeostasis and thermogenesis. Understanding UPRmt's mechanisms could offer novel therapeutic strategies to combat obesity and its complications.
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Adipocyte recognizes that the adipose tissue is the largest endocrine organ in the body, and explores the link between dysfunctional adipose tissue and the growing number of chronic diseases including diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Historically, the primary function of the adipose tissue was limited to energy storage and thermoregulation. However, a plethora of research over the past 3 decades has recognized the dynamic role of the adipose tissue and its contribution to a variety of physiological processes including reproduction, angiogenesis, apoptosis, inflammation, blood pressure, coagulation, fibrinolysis, immunity and general metabolic homeostasis. The field of Adipose Tissue research has grown tremendously, and Adipocyte is the first international peer-reviewed journal of its kind providing a multi-disciplinary forum for research focusing exclusively on all aspects of adipose tissue physiology and pathophysiology. Adipocyte accepts high-profile submissions in basic, translational and clinical research.
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